Andrew D. Sobel, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
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Schedule onlineCall 215-662-3340

Andrew D. Sobel, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 14 and up
Penn Orthopaedics Pennsylvania Hospital - Cathcart Building
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Schedule onlineCall 215-662-3340
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About me

  • Director, Hand Surgery Clinical Research Program
  • Program Director (Interim), Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Sobel specializes in hand, wrist and elbow surgery for everything from common to the most complex injuries and disorders. With a clinical focus on trauma and microsurgery, he treats nerve injuries and compression, fractures, arthritis, tendon disorders, sports-related injuries, wounds, tumors, and microvascular issues.

My education and training

  • Rhode Island HospitalResidency
  • Brown University Warren Alpert MedicalFellowship
  • Washington University School of MedicineFellowship
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Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

1402 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
August 2026
i think he was very up front with his patient. when are going to a doctor for an understanding of a condition, that's what you want. to be truthful and to give the patient the facts.
Anonymous
August 2026
personable and professional
Anonymous
August 2026
took their time and gave options to help with the pain issue including a follow up if not resolved to to take the next step
Anonymous
August 2026
very attentive and took his time to have a discussion

Insurance accepted

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Locations

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Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Sobel is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Zhuang T, Bohr M, Disser N, Ojea Quintana J, Liu E, Sobel AD, Bozentka D, Lin IC, Lee HH. Artificial Intelligence Can Inform Prediction of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification in Hand Surgery , Hand (N Y)., 21(7): 2026,1217-1222

Khela HS, Dehghani B, Rive AS, Hale E, Mohty K, Sobel AD Lean and Green Hand Surgery: Evaluating the Sterility of Corticosteroid Injection Preparations Using Next-Generation Sequencing , HAND, 17(15589447261453554): 2026,doi: 10.1177/15589447261453554.

Croen BJ, Abdullah MS, Berns E, Rapaport S, Hahn AK, Barrett CC, Sobel AD Evaluation of Patient Education Materials From Large-Language Artificial Intelligence Models on Carpal Tunnel Release , HAND (NY), 20(6): 2025,893-899

Zhuang T, Berns E, Hale E, Lin I, Sobel AD. Secondary Procedures after Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning versus Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Phalanx Fractures: A Large Database Analysis , J Hand Surg Asian Pac, 30(3): 2025,293-298

Young K, Zhuang T, Mavrommatis S, Hallman M, Serra-Lopez V, Berns E, Sobel AD. Does Perioperative Antibiotic Administration Decrease the Incidence of Prosthetic Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing Elective Soft Tissue Hand Surgery , J Hand Surg Am, 50(4): 2025,459-465

Zhuang T, Berns EM, Lee HH, Sobel AD Concurrent Perioperative Benzodiazepine and Opioid Utilization in Opioid-Naive Patients Undergoing Soft Tissue Hand Surgery. , HAND (N Y), 21(3): 2025,453-461

Hassan K, Blumenthal S, Jehle CC, Sobel AD Intramedullary Fixation of Hand Pathologies , Journal of Hand Surgery, 49(1): 2024,42-49

Sobel AD, Shah KN, Raducha J, Koeller E, Ibrahim LI, Paxton S. Failure of humeral shaft fixation: construct characteristics , Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol, 33(8): 2023,doi: 10.1007/s00590-023-03587

Julian KR, Anand M, Sobel AD, Mulcahey MK, Wong SE. A 5-Year Update and Comparison of Factors Related to the Sex Diversity of Orthopaedic Residency Programs in the United States , JBJS Open Access, 8(1): 2023,e22

Shah K, Zhuang T, Scott B, Sobel A, Akelman E. What Program Characteristics Are Associated with Resident Racial Diversity in Orthopaedic Surgery? An Analysis of Association of American Medical Colleges Data , JBJS Open Access, 8(1): 2023,e22.00056

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